BOOK LAUNCH: "Dress in Mediterranean Antiquity", Co-edited by Alicia Batten and Kelly Olson - October 7th

[Birgit Moscinski]

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Friends,

Conrad Grebel University College, in collaboration with the Religious Studies Department, (University of Waterloo), and the University of Western Ontario, are excited to announce the virtual launch of a new book co-edited by Alicia Batten (Conrad Grebel) and Kelly Olson, (Western), entitled "Dress in Mediterranean Antiquity<https://uwaterloo.ca/grebel/events/mediterranean-antiquity>", on Thursday October 7th at 7:00 pm!

**Please register<https://uwaterloo.ca/grebel/book-launch-dress-mediterranean-antiquity> to join us online for this virtual event!

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About the anthology:
Insights from anthropology, religious studies, biblical studies, sociology, classics, and Jewish studies are here combined to provide a cutting-edge guide to dress and religion in the Greco-Roman World and the Mediterranean basin. Clothing, jewellery, cosmetics, and hairstyles are among the many aspects examined to show the variety of functions of dress in communication and in both establishing and defending identity.

The volume begins by reviewing how scholars in the fields of classics, anthropology, religious studies, and sociology examine dress. The second section then looks at materials, including depictions of clothing in sculpture and in Egyptian mummy portraits. The third (and largest) part of the book then examines dress in specific contexts, beginning with Greece and Rome and going on to Jewish and Christian dress, with a specific focus on the intersection between dress, clothing and religion.

By combining essays from over twenty scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds, the book provides a unique overview of different approaches to and contexts of dress in one volume, leading to a greater understanding of dress both within ancient societies and in the contemporary world.

We look forward to having you join us<https://uwaterloo.ca/grebel/book-launch-dress-mediterranean-antiquity>!


Sincerely,
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Birgit G. Moscinski
Administrative Assistant to the Dean and Academic Program

Conrad Grebel University College
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